GiGi Update After Her 3rd Follow-Up Visit

GiGi went for her third follow-up visit with the eye specialist this week. It seems that her right eye is bothering her a bit (it seemed to bother her a lot even before the surgery), and it's a little irritated, so we need to keep "the cone" on her for another week or two so she can't rub or scratch it. That darn cone really gets in the way of her climbing up the stairs, and when she's sleeping at night. But most of the time she tolerates it really well. The doc said we were doing a "good job" with her post-op care, and he was very pleased with her progress. Her eye pressures are low, which is great because high pressures can be a sign of glaucoma, which can be a side affect from cataract surgery.

It seems as though her diabetes has been temporarily affected due to all the stress and medication she's been taking. Once she's back to her normal routine with no more eye drops and without "the cone" she'll be back to her old self again. It's just amazing to look into her face and have her looking back at ME and not up at the ceiling anymore. She literally looks years younger, and is just so happy and playful, all because she can see again. She's visably more relaxed around my two other dogs, and even wants to join in when it's playtime. She's the queen bee when she's outside, and just loves to sit in the grass and soak in the warm sunshine. What an amazing transformation this has been for this little girl. We can't thank you enough for helping make this happen for her. I believe that GiGi will only find good things to come in her future. I like to think that we have given her back her quality of life so that she can live happily for years to come. Now we just need to find that special forever home for this very special and deserving little girl to call her own.